Getting started with the new national systems

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You can begin by consulting the Technical support page as well as viewing a series of short (5-10 minutes long) webinars covering the basics of how to use the new Compute Canada National Systems, Cedar and Graham.

The whole series can be accessed as a playlist on our YouTube site:

• The playlist

Alternatively, individual mini-webinars can be accessed following the links below:

• Getting an account: shows you how easy it is to get an account (slides).
• General info: general information about the national systems (slides).
• Software environment: Learn more about the software environment of the national systems (slides).
• File systems: Discover the ins and outs of the file systems on the national systems (slides).
• Managing jobs: Find out how to manage jobs on the national systems, including basic Slurm commands (slides).
• Common mistakes to avoid: Save yourself time and discover the most common mistakes to avoid (slides).
• Accessing the environment: This short video will tell you everything you need to know about accessing the environment, from login to data transfer (slides).

Need more help? This link will show you how and where to get it.